latitudinarian
[ lat-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh n, -tyood- ]
/ ˌlæt ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud- /
adjective
allowing or characterized by latitude in opinion or conduct, especially in religious views.
noun
a person who is latitudinarian in opinion or conduct.
Anglican Church.
one of the churchmen in the 17th century who maintained the wisdom of the episcopal form of government and ritual but denied its divine origin and authority.
Origin of latitudinarian
OTHER WORDS FROM latitudinarian
lat·i·tu·di·nar·i·an·ism, nounWords nearby latitudinarian
latish,
latissimus dorsi,
latitia,
latitude,
latitudinal,
latitudinarian,
latitudinous,
latium,
latke,
latona,
latosol
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British Dictionary definitions for latitudinarian
latitudinarian
/ (ˌlætɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən) /
adjective
permitting or marked by freedom of attitude or behaviour, esp in religious matters
(sometimes capital)
of or relating to a school of thought within the Church of England in the 17th century that minimized the importance of divine authority in matters of doctrine and stressed the importance of reason and personal judgment
noun
a person with latitudinarian views
Derived forms of latitudinarian
latitudinarianism, nounWord Origin for latitudinarian
C17: from Latin
lātitūdō breadth,
latitude, influenced in form by
Trinitarian